limp
verb
uk/lɪmp/us/lɪmp/limpverb(PERSON/ANIMAL)
[I]
towalkslowlyand withdifficultybecause of having aninjuredorpainfullegorfoot:
瘸着脚走,跛行Threeminutesinto thegame, Jackson limped off thepitchwith aseriousankleinjury.比赛刚刚开始3分钟,杰克逊就因脚踝严重受伤而下场。
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- halting
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the otheridiom
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble
limpverb(PROCESS/THING)
[I+ adv/prep]informal
tomoveordevelopslowlyand withdifficulty:
缓慢行进;艰难移动The littleboatlimpedslowlytowards theshore.那条小船缓慢地向岸边靠近。
After limpingalongforalmosttwoyears, theeconomyisstartingto showsignsofrecovery.经过差不多两年的徘徊,经济开始出现了复苏的迹象。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
- shape up
limp
adjective
uk/lɪmp/us/lɪmp/softand neitherfirmnorstiff:
软的,柔软的;轻柔的a limplettuceleaf/salad软塌塌的莴苣叶/色拉
a limphandshake软弱无力的握手
Soft and fluffy
- anneal
- as smooth as silk/a baby's bottomidiom
- billowy
- cottony
- feathery
- foamy
- frothy
- gauzy
- lathery
- macerate
- silken
- softener
- softness
- soggily
- sogginess
- spongy
- squashy
- velvet
- velvety
- workable
limp
noun[S]
uk/lɪmp/us/lɪmp/a way ofwalkingslowlyand withdifficultybecause of having aninjuredorpainfullegorfoot:
(因为腿脚受伤或疼痛)艰难缓慢的行走Shehasaslightlimp.她有点儿瘸。
Hewalkswitha limp.他走路一瘸一拐的。
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- halting
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the otheridiom
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble